Device for coating threads.



D. F. DAVIS.

DEVICE FOR COATING THREADS.

APPLICATION men JUNE 8.1918.

1,284,254. Patented Nov. 12 1918.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTOYRNEY 7 Application filed'June 8,

DELLA r. Davis, oriinnnrna vrrnnnsom.

To all whom z't mag concem: I

Be it known. that I, DELLA F. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Hibbing, in the county of St. Louis and State of H Minnesota, have invented certain new and V 'useful Improvements inwDevices for Coating Threads, of which thefollowing' is a specification.

Every seamstress and others are "Welly aware of the difficulty experienced when tice of moistening or applying spittle to the end of the thread preliminary to rolling thesame between the thumb and finger to bring the separated ends into close contact whereby the threading of the needle may be easily effected.

The primary purpose of the inventionis the provision of a case which contains mo1s-' tening means and a substance which may be taken up bythe end of the finger and applied to the thread simultaneously with the rolling of the same between the thumb and finger in a manner well understood.

A further purpose of the invention is to have the moistening means and'the thread coating substance or material closely related and so disposed as tobe accessible at all times, 'whereby they are conveniently at hand when required.

The invention furthermore aims to provide a novelty of the character aforesaid which may be used for advertising purposes and which is dependable for the purpose intended and which furthermore may be marketed at a nominal cost.

The drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention, however, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions, variouschanges in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted'to without de- 7 parting from the nature of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

DEVICE non confirms THREADS."

' i Specification of Letters Patent. Patented N 12,:i918,

191s. Serial No.23sp45.

in the drawings i-' Figure lis a side view of an article of the character and for the purposeherein'stated embodying the invention; 7

r Fig.2 is asection on the 1 looking in the direction. of the arrowsg' .1

Corresponding and like parts are referred in both views of the drawings by like reference characters. a

and a supporting arm. The case embodies The case may be of any size or form; andconstructed of any suitable. material and, as

illustrated, it is of circular outline. One of V l the walls as 1 is provided with openings 4 and 5 which are separated by means of a cross piece 6. The openings 4 and .5 are elongated,thereby enabling the tip of the" finger to obtain an extended bearing on the laterally inclosed wall within the case by means of a sweeping action. r

A pad 7 consisting of felt or other suitable absorbent material occupies one-half of the case. A substance 8 of a plastic nature such assoap fills the remaining half of the case. The absorbent 7 and the plastic substance 8 meet on a' medial line which is overlapped by the cross piece 6 as shown mostclearly in Fig. 2. The absorbent 7 is i'saturated with water which moistens the tip of the fin-' ger prehminary to passing the same over 6o i if to in the following description and indicated The device comprlses essentially a case 7 '65 spaced'wa'lls 1 and 2, and an inclosing wall 3. c

the substance 8-to receive a portionthereof preliminary. to rolling the end of the thread between the thumb and finger to bring the V ciently to facilitate the threading of the parts together. and stiffen the same sufli needle in a manner well understood.

An arm 9.is attached at oneend to the case, preferably to the inclosing wall 3, and. s

this arm is resilient and curved .and is provided at its free end with an opening 10 to receive a. suitable fastening by means of which the-device may be attached to a suitable stand, shelf, or other support whe'rebyL 7 the articleis always accessible and ina position to be obtained when required to per form service.

eye of the needle is treated in the follow ng manner:-The end of the finger is passed When it is desired to thread a needle,-the

end of the thread to be passed through the f i over the exposed side of the moistened pad 7 after which the moistened tip of thefinger;- ispassed over the soap or other substance 8 to receive a portion thereof, after-Which the end of the thread is rolledrbetween the'thumb and finger in a manner well understood thereby preparing the thread -in manner to'admit of its ready passage through-"the ,1 eye? of the needle.

The foregoing description and the draw 'ings have reference to'whatmay beconsidered the preferred or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that'I may makesuch changes in construction, arrange- 'ment, and combination of partsgfmaterials, .t dimensions, et cetera, as imay' proveiexpe- 'die'nt and fall Within the scope ofuthe appended claim.

Having this fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A-thread coating device comprisinga case havingelongated-openings in a Wall thereof and having said openings separated by a cross piece, a; moistening pad and av coating substance disposed ithin the case and ac- .aCGSSibiG: ;through the respective" openings thereof, said pad and substance meeting on a"line"which" iS"COV61'ed by the cross piece separating the said openings.

Intestimony'whereof affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

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